This cohort program is offered by our friends at UniverCity Alliance – a cross-campus initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that connects local governments across the state with university resources to solve problems. UniverCity Year is seeking new local government partners to work toward practical solutions to locally-identified challenges during the 2022-2025 academic years. The … Continued
This campaign is brought to you by our friends at Performance.gov. Come celebrate the second annual #GovPossible campaign with the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, and Performance.gov! Download our #GovPossible Toolkit for Twitter Download our #GovPossible Toolkit for LinkedIn/Facebook Our first #GovPossible campaign for Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) last … Continued
This guest article was written by Michael Huling, Graduate Assistant at the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership. Entrepreneurship has long been a feature of the American economy that reflects the dynamic and creative spirit of Americans. One of the fascinating developments that has emerged in light of the pandemic is the resurgence … Continued
In 2015 while opening mail, I came across a letter from a law firm. Out of curiosity, I opened this letter first. It was a debt collection agency hired on behalf of the City of Chicago to collect a parking ticket that I supposedly hadn’t paid ten years prior. The letter stated that I had … Continued
Since 2015, CivicPRIDE has been a consistently growing, informal network of LGBTQIA+ local government employees and their allies committed to creating a more inclusive profession. For nearly seven years we have strengthened connections, amplified voices, and made sure that our profession knows that we are here, we are queer, we are talented public servants, and … Continued
This guest commentary is by Bob J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. Bob is the author of the book “Engaging Government Employees,” and director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Services, an independent government agency. This article originally appeared on RouteFifty. Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, a … Continued
This article is brought to you by our friends at Bellwether Consulting in support of their Herocrats Spotlights series. Abdullahi Abdulle is a Transportation Equity Planning Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Abdullahi’s connection to his community has been an important thread through his equity work, and we spoke to Abdullahi about how his … Continued
This article was written by Pavani Peri, Acta Solutions Co-Founder. Connect with Pavani on Email, LinkedIn or Twitter. Throughout the pandemic, there has been high turnover and shift in people’s jobs. More and more, people are moving around workplaces—trying to find a well-suited job with good culture, remote work opportunities, and mission-aligned work. What does … Continued
This article was written by Jennifer Elliott, Corporate Marketing Manager for CivicPlus. While resident engagement is vital to a community’s success, there is yet another, even more crucial component of a foundationally strong and vibrant community. Civic engagement is a term that’s been central to local governments’ resident services and civic operations for decades. As … Continued
This article was written by Jennifer Elliott, Corporate Marketing Manager for CivicPlus. Residents expect more from their local governments than ever before. How are you responding? As we learned from this year’s New Normal Survey results, residents expect more from their local governments, especially regarding technology. With local governments creating, maintaining, and updating essential resident engagement processes to accommodate new expectations related to contactless … Continued
